Fallout 4 Wiki Guide

Ammo Tips

Perhaps more important than the Commonwealth's bottlecap currency - ammo can be hard to come by, especially in the beginning. As you increase in level, you'll find better access to new and improved weapons along with their ammo - but knowing when to conserve and when to splurge is key.

Remember the following tips to maximize your weapon efficiency, and never run out of ammo in a tight spot!

Carry 3-4 different weapons with different ammo types to add variety and spend less rare ammo. For example, having a Pipe weapon (with ammo that can be found easily) a laser weapon (with less abundant ammo sources) and a sniper rifle (rare ammo) lets you fall back to other options.

Don't let companions waste your ammo. Every human companion has a default weapon that they have unlimited ammo for. If you give them another weapon and have them equip it - they'll need consume ammo to keep using. If you don't want them wasting ammo, make them trade it back to you. They can also grab ammo on their own if they are carrying the right weapons.

Sell unwanted ammo to buy ammo you need! Once you move on from using pipe weapons, you'll probably start collecting more pipe ammo than you can count - so sell it off for tons of caps and buy back the ammo you need.

Look in relevant locations to find ammo boxes. Places like military forts and bunkers, as well as law enforcement buildings will no doubt have security lockers filled with weapons and ammo. It's also worth clearing our Raider and Gunner bases to find their stashes as well.

Pick up every gun you come across, weapons that use ammo will give you one full magazine's worth of ammo when looted. That means picking up a minigun from a supermutant nets you 500 rounds of 5mm.. if the gun is too much weight just drop it and keep the ammo!

Always loot ammo. Always. Unlike most items in the game, ammo has no weight - even rockets and mini nukes - so stock up!